Coping tile



F. B. PARKER Oct. 25, 1932.

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A TTORNEY Patented Oct. 25, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE FRED B.PARKER, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO W. S. DICKEY CLAY MANU-FACTURING COMPANY, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARECOPING TILE Application filed February 11, 1929. Serial No. 339,055.

My invention relates to vitrified products and more particularly tocoping tlles and processes for making and conditlonmgthe same, theprincipal objects of the invention being to produce a tile in which allexposible surfaces are glazed, to obviate the scarihed exposed loweredge found in ordinary coplng tile flanges, and to provide scarlfiedinner surfaces for coping tile flanges, for more securely mounting thetile on a wall. A further object is to facilitate the divislon of a tilecolumn into separate tile elements.

In ordinary practice coping elements similar to the one here illustratedare produced from blanks comprising columns formed by extruding claythrough the die of a press in tubular sections, the column comprising apair of inwardly facing t les joined together along their meeting sideflanges. The juncture of the tiles is defined by longitudinal facturelines at opposite sides of the blanks, and the tiles comprising such acolumn are separated by hammering along the fracture lines, the fractureleaving a rough and jagged rib-like condition on the lower face of theflange. The scarified rib performs no useful function in the finishedcoping or wall, the fact that it is not glazed gives it a differentcolor from the glazed surfaces, and it, therefore, mars the appearanceof the tile positioned for service.

It is, therefore, a particular object of my invention to produce blanksadapted for separating of the constituent tiles in such a manner thatthe fracture will take place along concealed portions of the tile andalong portions that will be concealed when the tiles are installed, andfurther to utilize the jagged condition of the fracture for enhancingthe engagement of the tile with the wall.

In accomplishing these and other objects of the invention I haveprovided improved details of structure, the preferred forms of which areillustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view from below of a coping tile produced inaccordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a. column comprising a plurality of tilemembers embodying my invention.

Fig. .3 is a cross section of the column illustrating one connection webin fractured condition.

Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section of a wall illustrating themounting of my improved coping thereon.

Referring in detail to the drawings:

1 designates a coping tile comprising a body member 2 having oppositelyslanting walls 3 and 1 and depending wings 5 constituting flanges foroverhanging the sides of a wall 6, on which the tile may be mounted.

I produce my improved coping tile by providing a column or blank 9consisting of a tubular body comprising a plurality of spaced tilemembers 1, adj acent longitudinal flanges 5 of the tile members beingjoined by webs 10 extending across the longitudinal spacing 11 wherebythe integral and tubular character of the column is conferred, the webextending to the ofi'set hub flanges 12 of the tile members to leave theusual slot 13 ordinarily dividing the hub of a column of this nature.

The longitudinal edges of the webs 10 extend beyond the adjacent edgesof the flanges 5 interiorly of the column, and tenons 14 projecting fromthe faces of the webs adjacent their edges connect the webs with theflanges whereby grooves such as 15 and 16 are produced between the websand the flanges.

' A groove 17 comprising a fracture line is also provided on the medianline of each web which comprises also the median line of the spacing 11,the web being frangible along the groove 17 and also adapted for beingbroken away from the flanges of the tiles along the fracture linesrepresented by the grooves, the tenons being frangible for this purpose.

The column is produced by extrusion of clay through a clay press, a diebeing prof ll ments, as illustrated in Fig. 2. The spacing of the tilespermits access of the hammer head to the Webs which are broken alongtheir median lines by the blows of a hammer. The pivoting of the Websunder the blows results in the shearing or fracture of the tenons andthe breaking away of the separated portions of the web from the flangesof the tiles, the portions of thetenons which remain with the tilescomprising scarilied ribs extending longitudinally of the coping tile.

When the tile is mounted on a wall, the outer side faces 6 and the lowerfaces 7 of the flanges are exposed, and these are glazed and smooth andhave attractive appearance. T he rough ribs on the inner side faces ofthe flanges provide means receiving mortar extruded into the spacebetween the flanges and I the upper'course of the wall by pressure ofthe tile on said mortar, and mortar may be slushed between the flangesand the wall to fill the space between the ribs and the wall and enablethe scarified ribs to engage the wall and hold the coping thereon moresecurely.

What I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1.v An extruded clay column adapted to form a plurality of coping tilesincluding tileformingportions, each having side flanges arrangedinthecolumn so that the exposed edges-of the resulting tiles are spaced fromcorresponding edges of adjacent tile-forming portions, 'web' portionsoverlapping inner 5 faces of flanges on adj acent tile-formingportions,v and frangible tenon portions spaced from said'exposed edgesand connecting the inner faces of said flanges with said'web portions tocomplete thecolumn and form lines 40 of fracture with'said tile-formingportions whereby whenthe tile-forming portions are separated from thecolumn and the resultant .tiles will have smooth unbroken exposed edges.V 2. Anextruded clay column adapted to form a plurality of coping tilesincluding tileforming portions, each having side flanges arranged. inthe column so that the exposed edges of the resulting'tiles are spacedfromcorresponding'edges of adjacent tile-forming portions, web portionsoverlapping inner, faces of flanges on adjacent tile-forming portionsand having intermediate break grooves, and frangible tenon portionsspaced from said exposed edges and connecting the inner faces of saidflanges with said web portions to complete the column andform lines offracture with said tile-forming portions whereby when the tile-formingportions are separated from the column the resultant tiles will havesmooth unbroken exposed edges.

In testimony whereof I aflix'my signature FRED B. PARKER.

